Below you will find two items:
1. the oral presentation assignment from Monday's class
2. the out of class essay #1 assignment from today's class
Reminder:
Please bring a hard copy of packets to class on the day they are due to be read. As I have mentioned in an earlier blog, if you own a laptop, you may bring that to class instead to access the readings; however, be sure to come to class prepared. Do not wait until class to read the assignments.
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English 1A, Summer Bridge Academy 2012
Instructor: C. Fraga
Out of Class Essay
Assignment #1
200 points possible
Assigned:
Tuesday, July 10
Rough Draft Due (optional): no later than Thursday, July 12
Final Draft Due:
Monday, July 16
Reminders:
·
Please underline your thesis statement
·
If you submit a rough draft, please attach it to
your final draft when you submit.
This essay must follow MLA format for the set-up of your
essay. No Works Cited page is required since you will not be conducting any
outside research for this essay.
Your essay must be double-spaced and in Times New Roman
font.
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF
HOME
Essay Prompt:
This essay asks you to employ your narrative,
descriptive and analytical writing skills.
Consider your childhood and write
about a place where you felt most comfortable, safe, happy and content. This
place COULD be your actual house, or a room in your house, but it could be
ANYWHERE. (your grandparents’ home; the school yard; the playground at a
neighborhood park; Little League games; dance class; the tree house your dad
built for you, etc.)
Your essay must include a detailed
description of this place and the story of this place—what happened here? Why
did this place bring a sense of comfort and safety and enjoyment to you? What
did you do when you were at this place? And finally, why do you think it was so
significant and memorable for you? Looking back, does this place in any way
reflect or symbolize or help define who you are today? Why or why not? Be
specific.
Your goal is for the reader to
actually SEE this place and UNDERSTAND its importance and effect on you as a
young child. Perhaps the reader will also get a sense of your personality and
sensibility and passions.
REQUIRED LENGTH:
I do not believe in giving my students a specific page
length requirement or word count requirement. Part of being a successful writer
is knowing how to address a prompt accurately and fully and knowing when to
stop writing. I WILL suggest that it would be challenging to complete this
assignment in less than at least three to four pages. Not impossible, but
challenging.
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English 1A, College Composition I
Summer Bridge Academy 2012
Instructor:
Catherine Fraga
Oral Presentation Assignment
The
Significance of Home
Assigned:
First week of semester
Due:
August 7 or 8 (Tuesday or Wednesday)
For this
assignment, please select an article, observation, photograph, painting,
collage, film, song, poem, essay or anything else that offers some
message or reflection on the theme of home. It could have a personal meaning for
you, but it does not have to.
After you have
selected your “item,” write a minimum of one page about the item. Include a brief description of the item
and a detailed explanation of why you chose this item; include a thoughtful
commentary. Proofread carefully
for unacceptable errors as well as other proofreading mistakes.
On the day of
presentations, please do not read your essay to the class, but
simply summarize the main points aloud to the class. The presentation usually takes only a few moments.
You will submit a copy of the essay only to me.
As the semester
progresses, you may get ideas for your presentation from our readings, the films
we will be viewing, or from class discussions.
Remember that you
will not receive this short essay back nor will you receive any credit for the
assignment if there are ANY unacceptable errors present.
Please do not take this assignment
lightly. It is worth 100 points.
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